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Stater - Asop
| Issuer | Thebes |
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| Year | 363 BC - 338 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Boeotian shield rendered in high relief, its characteristic curved cutouts clearly visible on either side of the central boss. The shield is depicted facing, with a convex surface dominating the field and framed by a double incuse border. The design is executed in the bold, stylized manner typical of Theban civic coinage of the fourth century BC, emphasizing the shield's distinctive silhouette as the primary emblem of the Boeotian League. |
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| Reverse description | An amphora with prominent double handles and a foot-ring base is depicted in fine detail at the center of the field, rendered in a formal, frontal manner characteristic of Theban staters of this period. The vessel, a type associated with the Kabeirion sanctuary or civic prestige, is shown with a decorated neck and flaring rim. The Greek ethnic inscription AΣΩΠ is distributed in the four quadrants of the field surrounding the amphora, identifying the magistrate or eponymous authority Asop. The design is framed within the irregular flan with no additional border. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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